AFRICA: The US reassured it is not taking any offensive military actions with the goal of destabilizing South Sudan, and is only sending a small contingent to assist the American embassy.

AMERICAS: In the United States, the man who killed two police officers and a sheriff’s deputy in Baton Rouge, Gavin Eugene Long, was a former Marine sergeant and had no known ties to any extremist groups.

ASIA: Three police officers and a civilian were killed in a morning attack on a police station in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

EUROPE: New British FM Boris Johnson pledged Britain would continue a leading role in Europe as he met his EU peers for the first time.

MIDDLE EAST: The US resumed flight operations against Islamic State after Turkey reopened its airspace closed in the wake of a failed coup attempt.

TECHNOLOGY: Taiwan arrested three foreign suspects over a USD 2.5M cyberheist which used malware to hack into a major local bank’s ATM network and steal bags of cash.

Region: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said he was opposed to a UN plan to impose an arms embargo on neighbor South Sudan. (Reuters)

Region: Eleven hostages from Cameroon were freed following 16 months of captivity, after having been abducted by a militia group from the Central African Republic. (Reuters)

South Sudan: The US reassured it is not taking any offensive military actions with the goal of destabilizing the country, and is only sending a small contingent to assist the American embassy. (Reuters)

AMERICAS

Region: More than 100,000 Venezuelans crossed into Colombia over the weekend to hunt for food and medicine that are in short supply at home. (AP)

Colombia: Supporters of the nation’s peace process with leftist FARC guerrillas launched a campaign to promote a “Yes” to peace vote in an upcoming referendum. (Xinhua)

United States: The man who killed two police officers and a sheriff’s deputy in Baton Rouge, Gavin Eugene Long, was a former Marine sergeant and had no known ties to any extremist groups. (AP)

ASIA

Region: China will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills. (AFP)

Afghanistan: The Taliban under new leadership have been surprisingly slow to ramp up attacks at the midpoint of the traditional fighting season, senior American military officers said. (AP)

Kazakhstan: Three police officers and a civilian were killed in a morning attack on a police station in the city of Almaty. (AP)

Myanmar: Representatives of ethnic minority rebels said their meeting with de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was a good beginning but that the peace process remains an uphill task. (AP)

EUROPE

Region: New British FM Boris Johnson pledged Britain would continue a leading role in Europe as he met his EU peers for the first time. (AFP)

Armenia: Armenian authorities rejected the demands by a group of armed men who have taken hostages in a police station in the capital, Yerevan. (RFE/RL)

Britain: MPs are set to decide on whether to renew the country’s nuclear weapons program in a Commons vote. (BBC)

France: Authorities said any connection between Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel and Islamic State has yet to be established. (CNN)

Hungary: More than 200 migrants were caught up in a brawl in a migrant processing center near the country’s border with Serbia. (Reuters)

MIDDLE EAST

Region: The US resumed flight operations against Islamic State after Turkey reopened its airspace closed in the wake of a failed coup attempt. (Xinhua)

Iran: Russia delivered the missile part of S-300 surface-to-air defense system to the country, moving to finish the delivery by the end of this year. (Reuters)

Iran: The country began a closed trial for 21 suspects in the storming of Saudi diplomatic missions earlier this year. (AP)

Iraq: Powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said the additional 560 US troops heading to the country would be a “target” for his supporters. (AP)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Technology: Taiwan arrested three foreign suspects over a USD 2.5M cyberheist which used malware to hack into a major local bank’s ATM network and steal bags of cash. (AFP)